Our Experts

Oxfam staff are able to provide expert comment or background briefings to media on a number of specialist topics. This ranges from country-specific comment to more generic issues relating to our work in areas such as labour rights, impacts of climate change and humanitarian disaster response.

Media wishing to speak to any of the Oxfam spokespeople profiled below, or with an enquiry on a topic related to our work not listed, should contact the Oxfam media team in the first instance.

Information on our directors can be found here, or if you’d like to request a speaker from Oxfam please contact us.

Our spokespeople on the issues

Jennifer Tierney | Chief Executive 

Jennifer is a passionate executive leader who has 20 years’ experience in the international humanitarian sector including more than five years’ experience in Executive Director/Chief Executive roles. She brings broad grassroots experience spanning Board governance, executive and international team leadership, in-country field program management, risk management, communications and fundraising.

Jennifer has most recently been the Executive Director at MSF Australia.
Prior to joining MSF Australia, Jennifer has worked with UNICEF Australia, Synergos and as a strategic consultant with organisations including Amnesty International, Orbis, Concern Worldwide, and the Clinton Foundation. She was also a founding board member of The Alliance of International Medical Action (ALIMA) USA.

Lucia Goldsmith | Head of Humanitarian 

Lucia is the Head of Humanitarian for Oxfam Australia and oversees our emergency responses.

Lucia has over 14 years’ experience in humanitarian and development programming. Prior to joining Oxfam Australia in 2017, she held various operational and coordination roles with international NGOs at HQ and field level in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Her experience includes overseeing humanitarian and development programs in Syria and Iraq and leading the South Sudan NGO Forum – a network of over 300 registered international and national NGOs providing humanitarian and/or development assistance to the people of South Sudan.

Lucia holds a doctorate and a master’s degree in international relations with a specialisation in peace and conflict studies.

Nayeem Emran | Economic Justice Strategic Lead

Nayeem is responsible for leading Oxfam Australia’s economic justice work.

He has more than 13 years’ experience driving sustainable change in collaboration with a range of stakeholders including unions, development partners and governments in Asia and the Pacific; and has worked for international organisations like the International Finance Corporation and International Labour Organization. Nayeem’s work is wide ranging, and includes policy reform, social and environmental compliance, gender empowerment and advocacy on workers’ rights.

Our spokespeople in country

Our media team can put you in touch with expert development spokespeople from these countries:

    • Bangladesh 
    • Cambodia 
    • China
    • Fiji 
    • India 
    • Laos 
    • Malawi 
    • Mozambique 
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands 
    • South Africa
    • Sri Lanka
    • Timor-Leste
    • Vanuatu
    • Vietnam
    • Zimbabwe